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AWS acm documentation change

Service: acm · 2026-04-10 · Documentation low

File: acm/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md

Summary

Updated AWSCertificateManagerReadOnly policy description to include SearchCertificates permission and added changelog entry for March 31, 2026.

Security assessment

This change documents an update to a managed IAM policy to include the SearchCertificates API action. While this is security documentation (IAM policies), there's no evidence of a security issue being addressed. The change appears to be a routine documentation update for a new feature or permission addition.

Diff

diff --git a/acm/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md b/acm/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md
index a92d61da4..d1bddb1ec 100644
--- a//acm/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md
+++ b//acm/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md
@@ -19 +19 @@ For more information, see [AWS managed policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM
-This policy provides read–only access to ACM certificates; it allows users to describe, list, and retrieve ACM certificates. 
+This policy provides read–only access to ACM certificates; it allows users to describe, list, search, and retrieve ACM certificates. 
@@ -38,0 +39 @@ Change | Description | Date
+Added `SearchCertificates` support to the AWSCertificateManagerReadOnly policy. | The `AWSCertificateManagerReadOnly` policy now includes permission to call the `SearchCertificates` API action. | March 31, 2026